Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner

4 months ago

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust Full time

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.

Nearly 3,200 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 900+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.

We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us

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JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION

YOUR APPLICATION

**Job overview**:
Here is a great opportunity for a mental health nurse, occupational therapist or social worker looking to join a truly fantastic team. Our Psychiatric Liaison Service within West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, is looking for a skilled and experienced person to join the passionate and dedicated team.

This role is vital for those attending the West Suffolk Hospital with new or ongoing mental health difficulties and/or illness; to identify their needs, ensuring these are met effectively whilst in hospital and to contribute towards timely/supportive discharge planning.

A flexible can do attitude, with a willingness to build links with the hospital colleagues is essential to ensure that a proactive interface is created between mental health and acute services.

The service operates 24/7, 365 days of the year meaning you will be required to work shifts.

**Main duties of the job**:

- Assessment of mental state of patients in assessment departments within the hospital, or admitted to a ward
- Assessment of mental health needs on departure from West Suffolk Hospital
- Assessment of risk
- Improving knowledge and understanding of mental health issues within the hospital and proactively exploring and developing partnerships and pathways to improve patient prognosis and outcomes
- Contribute to positive interfacing with staff across Trust and external services

**Working for our organisation**:
Our Psychiatric Liaison Service is part of West Suffolk care group’s crisis pathway. It works as a single point of access for referrals, providing a range of mental health specialties to patients of all ages. Our teams respond to a diverse range of referrals covering both the liaison and crisis assessment function.

We are proud of our team culture and the excellent team working. There will be opportunities to be involved with training, strategy and service development.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level

**Desirable criteria**:

- Good to great management course, or equivalent

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions
- EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES_
- Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. _
- Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Two Ticks - Guaranteed Interview Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). _
- DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB) _
- Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so._
- The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale._

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
**Applicant requirements**:
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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